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Unibody Aluminum Toothbrush Case is Tough, Pointless

A “friend of mine” was once working as a cocktail bartender on a big yacht in the port of Monaco, during the formula one grand prix. The event? A party for the rich euro-trash (a prince turned up). The problem? The event organizer was a moron, and thought he was my friend’s boss. The solution was for “my friend” to sneak into this guy’s cabin, stick his toothbrush somewhere it shouldn’t go, and return it to the glass by the sink.

If that idiot had had the Dominic Wilcox Toothbrush Case, this would never have happened. The hefty, hinged case is hewn, unibody-style, from a single block of aluminum and snaps shut on brass hinges. It even has a carrying handle. A delightful piece of not-for-sale whimsy, the case would nonetheless not have saved the party-organizer from dysentery: it has no lock. It could have been purchased in time for that long-ago party, though. The Toothbrush Case was milled way back in 1999.